shrinking
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
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reducción
- Years ago, she had marked off a space in her slowly shrinking office where children sat who had been sent there for misbehavior.
- shrinking of the state
There's this one story about Kim Jong Il shrinking time.
- There's this one story about Kim Jong Il shrinking time.
Examples
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And then an era of shrinking newsrooms and shrinking staff.
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The shrinking of the housing market continued until 2009, with a decrease of 30% compared to 2006.
Academic text (2016) -
The question is, what will replace this large hole in our GDP left by the shrinking of our financial services industry?
Academic text (2010) -
Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Arabs have suffered from a shrinking of their private and collective spaces.
Academic text (2006) -
Contact with Europeans presented a new and sustained pressure that began the prolonged shrinking of the Cherokee territory.
Academic text (2011) -
The narrowing of interests and the shrinking of distances will further intensify the quickening of our politics.
Academic text (2002) -
The evolution from realistic to modernist fiction can be viewed as a shrinking and backgrounding of the actual core of the textual universe.
Academic text (1995) -
The shrinking of the ice caps is a major concern for climate scientists.
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In recent years, the shrinking of the job market has led to increased competition among job seekers.
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The shrinking of the budget forced the school to cut several programs and staff positions.
Synonyms
451
3.2
A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price
84
2.2
A drop in amount or number
34
4.4
A process of becoming smaller in size or amount
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5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
5
7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
4
6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
4
3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
3
4.6
A decrease in amount or level, for example moving to a lower job
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4.0
A drop in the number or amount of something
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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4.9
Making something smaller or more compact by reducing its volume
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7.7
A small reduction in an amount or number
To make something less in amount, value, or level
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
Making something smaller in size so it fits into a small space
Antonyms
Idioms
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shrinking comes from the old English verb shrink, which meant 'to draw back' or 'become smaller', like a sweater that pulls in after washing. So, shrinking today means the process of something getting smaller in size, amount, or value.